français ii – lecon 4b structures -verbs prendre and boire -partitives -regular –ir verbs
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Français II – Lecon 4BStructures
-verbs prendre and boire-partitives
-regular –ir verbs
Prendre = to take, to have(This verb is irregular. It does not follow a pattern
and you will have to memorize each word.)
je prends nous prenons
tu prends vous prenez
il prend ils prennent
elle prend elles prennent
on prend Negative: Je ne prends pas…
There are other verbs that follow the same pattern as prendre.
Apprendre (to learn)J’apprends
Tu apprendsIl/elle/on apprendNous apprenonsVous apprenez
Ils/elles apprennent
Comprendre (to understand)
Je comprendsTu comprends
Il/elle/on comprendNous comprenonsVous comprenez
Ils/elles comprennent
Boire = to drink(This verb is irregular)
Je bois Nous buvonsTu bois Vous buvezIl boit ils boivent
Elle boit elle boiventOn boit
Negative: Nous ne buvons pas de Coca.
To form the partitive, use the preposition de followed by a
definite article.
Partitives – In French, partitive articles are used to express
some or any.
Je bois du thé chaud.
I drink (some) hot tea.
Elle prend de l’eau?
Is she having (some) water?
Partitive articles are only used with non-count nouns (nouns whose
quantity cannont be expressed by a number).
Tu prends de la soup tous les jours.
Tu prends une banane, aussi.
You have (some) soup every day.
You have a banana, too.
To give a negative response to a question asked using the
partitive structure, always use ne…pas de.
Est-ce qu’il a du lait?
Does he have any milk?
Non, il n’a pas de lait. No, he doesn’t have any milk.
Regular –ir verbsLike regular –er verbs, there are
several verbs that end in “–ir” that follow a pattern.
You have to take off the “-ir” on the infinitive and put the new ending on
to conjugate the verb.
(**Note: Not ALL verbs that end in –ir are automatically “regular –ir
verbs”…like avoir, for example.)
Je finis
Tu finis
Il finit
Elle finit
On finit
Nous finissons
Finir = to finish(Regular –ir verb)
Vous finissez
Ils finissent
Elles finissent
Negative: Nous ne finissons pas la pizza.
Other regular –ir verbs will be conjugated the same way. (Remove the –ir and add the new ending. )
Choisir = to chooseJe choisis nous choisissons
Tu choisis vous choisissezIl choisit ils choisissent
Elle choisit elles choisissentOn choisit
Here are some other regular –ir verbs
finir
choisir
grandir
grossir maigrir
obéir (à)
réagir réfléchir (à)
réussir (à)
rougir
vieillir
viellir